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Intelligence Squared Debates  Should Drugs Be Legalized?

Hear experts debate whether it’s time to legalize drugs. Details

 

Program: Intelligence Squared Debates

Episode: Should Drugs Be Legalized?

It was 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” $2.5 trillion dollars later, drug use is half of what it was 30 years ago and thousands of offenders are successfully diverted to treatment instead of jail. Still, 22 million Americans use illegal drugs, and America has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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Duration: (55:39)
Premiere Date: 02/07/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR
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